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I'm pretty sure the opposite is true -- below ground structures are more resistant to earthquakes. Earthquake concerns are the primary reason the above ground S

• c256 8y ago
  Not trying to be cute or anything, but... Given the subduction zone, isn’t this like deciding which kind of non-skid pads to put on the deck chairs of the Titanic?
  • acidburnNSA 8y ago
    Kind of. There's a probabilistic argument that paying a certain amount for something that will survive a smaller earthquake is sometimes worth doing. As a nuclear reactor designer, we learn that there is, however, no upper limit to how strong an earthquake can be. Once the soil fails your statement is accurate; nothing's going to survive.